Players only meeting

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The Players had a players only meeting yesterday that lasted an hour

and a half. They met because many of them are unhappy about the

unresolved head coaching situation. The search has been carried out, as

we all know, in virtual secrecy by one man, Steve Pederson. The players

are frustrated at having no input.

 

KETV channel 7 in Omaha broke the story on their late news last night.

Players speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the team discussed

the possibility of boycotting practice and or the Alamo Bowl. They

discussed the possibility of holding their own press conference or

writing an open letter to the media to express their concerns.

 

The Lincoln Journal reported that the meeting ended abruptly when the

players were unable to reach any unanimity on what to do. Players were

said to have stormed out of the meeting amid a flurry of expletives.

One player (according to the LJS) described the meeting as "very, very

tense."

 

Another player commented to the LJS saying, "We feel like we're

completely left in the dark...There've been so many wounds opened, and

everyone wants those wounds to close by hiring Coach Pelini."

 

At least 20 players are reportedly considering leaving if Pelini is not

named head coach. It may be those players who pushed for the

meeting at this time. They are running out of time to transfer for

the spring semester so they can be eligible at another school next fall.

 

Pelini made a brief appearance at the players meeting, reminding them

of the importance of being unified.

 

The LJS also reported that the 5 Tallahassee recruits in over the

weekend were impressed with Pelini. Joe Manning said the hiring of

Pelini would "increase the chances for all five of us (to commit)."

Pelini is in charge of recruiting northern Florida.

 

Later in their late broadcast last night, KETV, in jest, visited an

Omaha fortune teller to solve the mystery of NU's next head coach. The

fortune teller had reportedly accurately predicted the 1997 National

Title and some other sports related achievement which I can't recall.

After viewing pictures of the known serious candidates for the job -

she picked Turner Gill. Stating he was the best candidate and that he

will do whatever it takes to get the job done in the right way. Noting

that he was a Leo (I think) and that fact seemed to impress her.

 

In other news, coach Solich is one of six finalists for the Cincinatti

Bearcats job according to AD Bob Goin.

 

Five Sooners were named to the AP All-American first team. NU's Josh

Bullocks was named to the second team.

 

NU's Volleyball team fell to UCLA last weekend to end another fine

season by John Cook's gals.

 

The mens basketball team beat Tennessee at home to move to 6-1 on the

season.

 

This article was written by Mike Osborne

http://bestofbigred.com

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